How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)
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How Electric Car Batteries Might Aid the Grid (and Win Over Drivers)

Automakers are exploring energy storage as a way to help utilities and save customers money, turning an expensive component into an industry asset.
Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow
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Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow

Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change.
How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy
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How China Pulled So Far Ahead on Industrial Policy

The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.